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Sir Roger Gale vs Tim Farron

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich
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Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Sir Roger Gale and Tim Farron voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 657 different votes 864 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
14 Aye 20 No
Education 62% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 53% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 81 No
Tax 42% aligned 118 shared votes
57 Aye 61 No
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 33% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 8 No
Migration 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 114 shared votes
68 Aye 46 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

57.1 %
16 % below average
Rank 595 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,347
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
620
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
727
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
30
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
43 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

112
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Appearances
146
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
102
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
168
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£243,306
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Transport
72 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Housing
48 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Trade
66 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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